Planning application
Keyford House 12 Church Street Merriott Somerset TA16 5PR
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Notification of intent to carry out tree surgery works to No.03 trees included within Conservation Area
As published by the council, reference 23/02349/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 23/02349/TCA
- Type
- Work to Trees
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Application Permitted
- Received
- 14 Sep 2023
- Validated
- 15 Sep 2023
- Decided
- 25 Oct 2023
- Ward
- SOUTH PETHERTON AND ISLEMOOR
- Parish
- Merriott
- Postcode
- TA16 5PR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Exmoor National Park register
This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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25/02804/TCA Granted
Keyford House 12 Church Street Merriott Somerset TA16 5PR
Notification of intent to reduce width and height of No. 1 Magnolia Grandiflora tree by approx l.2 metres and cut back, remove dead branches and reshape No. 1 Lilac Tree by approx 1.5 metres within a Conservation Area.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Sep 2023
Received by Exmoor National Park
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15 Sep 2023
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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25 Oct 2023
Decision issued: Application Permitted
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16 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Exmoor National Park granted permission on 25 October 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Keyford House 12 Church Street Merriott Somerset TA16 5PR
Notification of intent to reduce width and height of No. 1 Magnolia Grandiflora tree by approx l.2 metres and cut back, remove dead branches and reshape No. 1 Lilac Tree by approx 1.5 metres within a Conservation Area.
Granted Trees 6 docs -
The Old Bakehouse 1 Church Street Merriott Somerset TA16 5PR
98% historically approved · decision due ~11 Sep
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Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs -
Highway Cottage 5 Church Street Merriott Somerset TA16 5PR
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Granted Trees 4 docs -
Mulberry Cottage 30 Church Street Merriott Somerset TA16 5PS
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Granted Trees 9 docs -
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